Which Top 3 Gunners Players to Pick v Wolverhampton? FPL Team of the Gameweek

One key move in this Fantasy Premier League squad of the week involves go with no City assets - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland!

The budget are required to invest heavily on Gunners players as they host among the poorest teams in Premier League recent memory.

Yes, Manchester City scored in five goals on their last away fixture, but now they face Crystal Palace, a side with the second-strongest defensive record in the league for goals allowed and fourth-best in relation of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal home to Wolves is the sort of match-up you must target - the best side in the division against one devoid of form, quality and confidence.

This squad of the week is chosen using current FPL prices to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit chip.

How did Last Week's Team Perform?

No captain return but strong hauls from Bruno Fernandes (18), Dias (14), Phil Foden (12) and Tarkowski (nine), plus a lucky 16-point Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance produced a monster 83 points. Boom!

Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week for Gameweek 16

Keeper and Defence

Robin Roefs, the Black Cats, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (home)

This long-awaited derby in the top flight for eight years is going to be noisy, fiery, combative - and it might be one of those tight matches that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.

A scenario that would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a decent pick.

Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolves (home)

An Gunners defensive asset is a must this week. Wolves have one goal scored on the road so far and one in their past 6 matches.

White is a excellent offensive threat when he gets his opportunity. Having started the last two at full-back, registered a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and leads the way in that period among Gunners defensive players with two key passes, two attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (h)

Everton are unpredictable so this pick is more about Chelseadefence and the Spaniard's potential.

Chelsea have the fourth-best defensive record while he has created more chances (19) than any defender in the division.

And he is yet to score yet, having netted five times the previous campaign.

Diogo Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h)

You can't have high expectations for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have just one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthgoals have slowed down in the past two games.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the last 3 games.

In those matches he's had four shots, two big chances, a goal and an assist. He missed a cracking chance at Wolves on Monday too.

Midfielders

Bukayo Saka (captain), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (home)

This game against Wolves is too juicy to ignore and that renders Saka, Arsenaltop offensive asset essential.

Little statistical analysis required to support this pick. United had twenty-seven shots at Wolverhampton on Monday night, scored 4 and might have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.

Declan Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (h)

Just a single point behind Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Rice is so consistent for Arsenal.

More advanced this term, he's generated more chances than any other Arsenal teammate (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the most reliable for minutes as the manager might view this fixture as a chance to rotate his squad.

Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - the Cherries (h)

The Portuguese playmaker might have replaced Semenyo as the essential FPL midfield asset.

Fixture-proof, always a shout for defensive bonus points and with several routes to points.

Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - Everton (home)

This gameweek's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first full 90 minutes under his belt after a long layoff and we are aware what an explosive fantasy player he is capable of being.

You sense that, as quickly as he has one good game, FPL managers will be rushing to bring him in.

He was absent for ChelseaChampions League loss at Atalanta, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he ought to be fresh for the Toffees.

Dango Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds United (home)

Leeds come into this game off the back of two great home performances against Chelsea and Liverpool, but away from home they have conceded three goals for every one they've netted.

This is likely Ouattara last fixture before departing for the AFCON.

He's been superb for Brentford this season, and has 5 attacking returns in his last 3 fixtures at home.

Forwards

Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds (h)

It has been a disappointing last few gameweeks for the striker owners, with only 3 points in two games.

Nevertheless, he's the second goal scorer in the league and has 7 goals in 7 fixtures at home. He's the best striker choice this week and, with a kind fixture list, you can select and hold until the end of January at the very least.

Hugo Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton (h)

Surely Arne Slot continues to start with the young Frenchman, after his brace haul at Leeds United.

He was great at the start of the campaign and you can't help but think what he would have done had Alexander Isak not been signed and challenged him for minutes at the number nine role.

The Bench

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